The Best American Mystery And Suspense 2021: A Mystery Collection

US: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, 2021. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. Don't miss this page-turner for the mystery lover Steph Cha, a rising star who brings a fresh perspective as series editor, t akes the helm of the new The Best American Mystery and Suspense, with best- selling crime novelist Alafair Burke joining her as the first guest editor. "Crime writers, forgive the pun, are killing it right now creatively," writ es guest editor Alafair Burke in her introduction. "It was difficult--painf ul even--to narrow this year's Best American Mystery and Suspense to only t wenty stories." Spanning from a mediocre spa in Florida, to New York's grit ty East Village, to death row in Alabama, this collection reveals boundless suspense in small, quiet moments, offering startling twists in the least l ikely of places. From a powerful response to hateful bullying, to a fight f or health care, to a gripping desperation to vote, these stories are equal parts shocking, devastating, and enthralling, revealing the tension pulsing through our everyday lives and affirming that mystery and suspense writing is better than ever before. The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021includes JENNY BHATT• GAR ANTHONY HAYWOOD• GABINO IGLESIAS• AYA DE LEÓN• LAURA LIPPMAN DELIA C. PITTS• ALEX SEGURA• FAYE SNOWDEN• LISA UNGER and others.